WCM3
09-15-2008, 06:54 AM
Hey guys,
So I bought a bunch of stuff last week and figure I would start detailing my cars. I bought the Ultimate Detailing Machine (as my PC) and a bunch of Poorboy World products, among other things. Well, my mom just picked up a 2001 Honda Civic as her daily (gas mileage) and it had faded/terrible paint on it. I took the time over the weekend to properly wash it (2 bucket method, with Poorboys shampoo, etc) and clay bar it (Poorboys clay bar). After I did all of this I taped up the trim and went to work with the UDM. Now this is the first time I`ve ever used one, and it was on a civic so don`t scold me if this was totally wrong. I started with a White Lake Country pad and some SSR1 to see if it would shine it up/remove some swirls. That really didn`t do anything, so I just kept going to all different pads/ssr combinations until something looked like it did something. I ended up using a Yellow Lake Country pad and some SSR2.5, followed by a White Lake Country pad and some SSR2 on the whole car. It made the car shine, but under my garage lights there were still a ton of scratches in the paint. I ended up sealing it with Poorboys EX after all this. It looks 10 times better than how it did, the oxidized paint is now very shiny. I`m excited about how it turned out but I have my 95 M3 turbo, and 07 335i that I want to do next. They each have some swirling going on but I`m not sure if I can remove them since the routine I used before didn`t remove swirls on the civic. What do you guys think I did wrong? The 335i is practically new paint, with swirls from the previous owner, so I don`t want to mess anything up. I did have a couple questions through the whole civic process that might need to be answered:
1. I would get whatever SSR I was using, and put a skittle size amount around two opposing ends of the pad. Then start the UDM at "1" just to spread the SSRs around before I increased the speed. I worked in 2x2 sections around the whole car. When I increased the power to around 5-6 and increase the pressure I put down on the tool, it would seem like it boggs and doesn`t spin barely at all. Is it better to do this, or should I have put no pressure on the head of the UDM and let it just spin freely?
2. For a brand new car, with just swirls, how would you do about detailing it with my pads and ssr? I have CCS yellow, black, white, and blue pads and all the different number SSRs (1,2,2.5, and 3). I don`t want to do through the paint, but I also don`t want to induce more machine scratching.
3. My other option with these cars is to take it to a professional local detailer. He quoted me $250 to do each of them. I know that this is definitely the easy way out, but since I bought all these supplies I think it would make sense to learn to use them so it was worth it.
What do you guys think? I appreciate any comments you may have.
Thanks,
Mike
So I bought a bunch of stuff last week and figure I would start detailing my cars. I bought the Ultimate Detailing Machine (as my PC) and a bunch of Poorboy World products, among other things. Well, my mom just picked up a 2001 Honda Civic as her daily (gas mileage) and it had faded/terrible paint on it. I took the time over the weekend to properly wash it (2 bucket method, with Poorboys shampoo, etc) and clay bar it (Poorboys clay bar). After I did all of this I taped up the trim and went to work with the UDM. Now this is the first time I`ve ever used one, and it was on a civic so don`t scold me if this was totally wrong. I started with a White Lake Country pad and some SSR1 to see if it would shine it up/remove some swirls. That really didn`t do anything, so I just kept going to all different pads/ssr combinations until something looked like it did something. I ended up using a Yellow Lake Country pad and some SSR2.5, followed by a White Lake Country pad and some SSR2 on the whole car. It made the car shine, but under my garage lights there were still a ton of scratches in the paint. I ended up sealing it with Poorboys EX after all this. It looks 10 times better than how it did, the oxidized paint is now very shiny. I`m excited about how it turned out but I have my 95 M3 turbo, and 07 335i that I want to do next. They each have some swirling going on but I`m not sure if I can remove them since the routine I used before didn`t remove swirls on the civic. What do you guys think I did wrong? The 335i is practically new paint, with swirls from the previous owner, so I don`t want to mess anything up. I did have a couple questions through the whole civic process that might need to be answered:
1. I would get whatever SSR I was using, and put a skittle size amount around two opposing ends of the pad. Then start the UDM at "1" just to spread the SSRs around before I increased the speed. I worked in 2x2 sections around the whole car. When I increased the power to around 5-6 and increase the pressure I put down on the tool, it would seem like it boggs and doesn`t spin barely at all. Is it better to do this, or should I have put no pressure on the head of the UDM and let it just spin freely?
2. For a brand new car, with just swirls, how would you do about detailing it with my pads and ssr? I have CCS yellow, black, white, and blue pads and all the different number SSRs (1,2,2.5, and 3). I don`t want to do through the paint, but I also don`t want to induce more machine scratching.
3. My other option with these cars is to take it to a professional local detailer. He quoted me $250 to do each of them. I know that this is definitely the easy way out, but since I bought all these supplies I think it would make sense to learn to use them so it was worth it.
What do you guys think? I appreciate any comments you may have.
Thanks,
Mike